IMAGINE  GLOBAL  FOUNDATION

 

“Action research is focused on the immediate application and not on the development of theory. It has placed its emphasis on a real problem in a local setting. Its finding are to be evaluated in terms of local applicability, not in terms of universal validity”

 

Action research is systematic inquiry done by teachers (or other individuals in an educational setting) to gather information about, and subsequently improve, the ways their particular educational setting operates, how they teach, and how well their students learn  

 

Action Research ‘Action research is simply a form of self- reflective enquiry undertaken by participants in social situations in order to improve the rationality and justice of their own practices, their understanding of these practices, and the situations in which the practices are carried out’  

 

Reflective teaching is a process of developing lessons or assessing student learning with thoughtful consideration of educational theory, existing research, and practical experience, along with the analysis of the lesson’s effect on student learning (Parsons & Brown, 2002).

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Action Research It is a process for studying practical problems of social studies. It is a scientific procedure for finding out a practical solution of current problem. The practitioner can only study his problem. It is a personal research for clinical research work. The focus is to improve and modify the current practices. The individual and group problems studied by action research. It does not contribute to the fund of knowledge.

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Types of Action Research Action Research Participatory Practical •Studying local practices involving individual or team- based inquiry •Focusing on teacher development and student learning •Implementing a plan of action •Leading to the teacher-as- researcher •Studying social issues that constrain individual lives •Emphasizing equal collaboration •Focusing on “life-enhancing changes” •Resulting in the emancipated researcher

 

Action research: Data collection techniques Action Research Data Collection Techniques (The Three E’s) Experiencing Enquiring Examining (By observing) (By asking) (By using records) Participant Observation (Active participant) Passive Observer Informal Interview Structured formal Interview Questionnaires Attitude Scales Standardized Tests Archival documents Journals Maps Audio and Videotapes Artifacts Fieldnotes